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The Foushée Security and Compliance Compensation Survey is now open
The Foushée Security and Compliance Compensation Survey has expanded to include seven GSOC and five Intelligence Analyst positions.
Feb. 17, 2025
SEC's Next Generation Security Leader Scholarship open for applications
Three $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying students enrolled in specific programs of study in the 2025-2026 academic year.
Jan. 23, 2025
SEC partners with SCIP to expand focus on private-sector intelligence
This alliance expands on the SEC’s existing work in the private-sector intelligence field with Mercyhurst University’s School of Intelligence, Computing, & Global Politics.
Jan. 9, 2025
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The Security and Compliance Compensation Survey provides detailed compensation information for more than 78 executive, management, professional and technical security positions...
March 5, 2024
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The content draws upon SEC research into the traditional career backgrounds of corporate security leaders and the competencies required and valued in today’s corporate security...
Feb. 15, 2024
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The SEC launched the scholarship program in 2022 to encourage and support next-generation leaders at its partner academic institutions, which are recognized for excellent programs...
Feb. 1, 2024
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The SEC is the only research and advisory firm to exclusively use former corporate security senior leaders from leading Fortune 500 companies as our subject matter experts.
Oct. 24, 2023
Collaborative Innovation In The Financial Service Industry
The lab will empower corporate security practitioners and their executives with the ability to ingest information more quickly by breaking it down to a manageable and actionable...
Oct. 16, 2023
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The course will offer security leaders expert guidance on developing, maintaining, aligning, and optimizing global security operations centers (GSOCs).
Sept. 12, 2023
2023 2024 Sec Scholarship Recipients
The SEC launched its scholarship program to encourage and support next-generation leaders at its partner academic institutions, which are recognized for excellent programs in ...
Aug. 29, 2023

Podcasts

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Security DNA
D'Addario discusses the paradigm shift in security culture, all-hazards operational risk oversight, and CPTED.
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Security DNA
Francis D’Addario, who co-leads strategic, SEC, Next Generation Leadership initiatives, including Solution Innovation Partner (SIP) programming, will discuss all-hazards operational...
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Security DNA
In this month’s episode of Security DNA, join SecurityInfoWatch host Steve Lasky and guest Bob Hayes on a trip through time as he documents his time in the security field.
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Security DNA
In this episode, SecurityInfoWatch.com talks with Bob Hayes, managing director of the Security Executive Council, about the evolution of security programs and services over the...
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Security DNA
Steve Lasky discusses the massive changes that have occurred in the security industry in the last 30 years, and previews our first Security DNA podcast interview with Security...

News

The partnership between Vigilis AI and the Security Executive Council will focus on advancing real-time operational intelligence and AI-enabled workflows for uniformed security teams.
The collaboration will combine Vigilis AI's operational technology with the Security Executive Council's research and advisory expertise to explore the use of real-time operational...
June 12, 2026

Articles

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Continuous improvement processes – of which assessment is a component – have myriad benefits beyond preparing a function for a management inquisition.
Each of these assessments is a valuable tool for discussing the state of the security function with management
Dec. 16, 2022
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The Security Executive Council's new Next Generation Security Leader Program is designed to help current security managers learn to how create value and lead change for the organizations they work for.
Former Starbucks CSO Francis D'Addario discusses the Next Generation Security Leader Program
Nov. 13, 2012
We categorized several areas of preventive service and incident response, as seen in the chart. The bottom line comparison was impressive: Company cost = $4.5M; Alternative = $16.45M.
How metrics proved the importance of one security executive’s internal first responder program
Aug. 2, 2012
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A background in public service is still a big help for the careers of future security leaders, argues CareerLink author Jerry Brennan.
Why a public service and government background is important for corporate security leadership jobs
May 14, 2012

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The course will offer security leaders expert guidance on developing, maintaining, aligning, and optimizing global security operations centers (GSOC).
July 19, 2023
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Offering up to $7,500 to promising students in select areas of study at its three partner academic institutions: Kennesaw State University, University of South Carolina, and Mercyhurst...
Feb. 9, 2023
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The SEC launched the scholarship program early this year to encourage and support next-generation leaders at its partner academic institutions
Sept. 27, 2022
Francis D’Addario, SEC Emeritus Faculty of Strategic Innovation, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award in the 2022 U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs).
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has consistently shown outstanding performance over an extended period of time
Sept. 15, 2022
The Security Executive Council is proud to introduce its 2022-2023 Advisory Board of Visionary Leaders.
Newly named security leadership team will work with the SEC to help shape the course of mentorship in the coming year
Aug. 26, 2022
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This report is the only compensation research report for security positions and the data can help security practitioners negotiate competitive market compensation for themselves...
Aug. 1, 2022
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The SEC’s improved online hub will facilitate even better access, with streamlined navigation, a more effective and responsive Search feature
June 16, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has awakened many private-sector organizations to the need for corporate security intelligence analysis
Oct. 7, 2021
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This benchmark is just one of the many research initiatives the SLRI conducts to assess trends in corporate security
July 27, 2021
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The security industry's preeminent repository of knowledge-based experts and peer consultants adds senior SMEs
April 30, 2021
Francis D'Addario is the former Starbucks Coffee Partner and Asset Protection Head who collaboratively helped operationalize people protection and enterprise all-hazard risk mitigation with over a decade of persuasive multi-million dollar returns on investment.
D’Addario co-leads global next-generation leader talent development, operational work groups, and solution innovation consulting services at SEC
March 24, 2021
The Lifetime Achievement Award, as described in the nomination material, “recognizes an individual who has consistently shown outstanding performance over an extended period of time and has had a substantial impact upon defining and driving standards in the security sector.”
The SEC emeritus faculty member and subject matter expert has been recognized with the 2020 U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA)
Oct. 12, 2020